The Atheist's Bible: An Illustrious Collection of Irreverent Thoughts
By Joan Konner
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A wise and witty collection of quips, quotes, and musings from the world’s greatest geniuses and jokers, proving once again that “all thinking men are atheists” (Ernest Hemingway)
“The world would be astonished if it knew how great a proportion of its brightest ornaments, of those most distinguished even in popular estimation for wisdom and virtue, are complete skeptics in religion.”—John Stewart Mill
A counterweight to the profusion of pious collections, The Atheist’s Bible brings together the best of these “brightest ornaments”: great scientists, writers, philosophers, and comedians throughout history who have questioned the wisdom (and sanity) of organized religion. Far from a cynical polemic, this “bible” shares the same joy, love of beauty, and human wonder that religious books of quotations provide, but with a healthy dose of independent thought and without dogma.
From Sophocles to Homer Simpson, from Einstein to the Marquis de Sade, these geniuses and jokers provide an incisive, witty perspective on the eternal questions of God and Truth.
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Reviews for The Atheist's Bible
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A delightful gem. Insights from intellects and free thinkers over the centuries.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very solid reference to atheist thinking. I've consulted it several times.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Quotes, most of which are familiar but no less cogent for being so. Includes this gem from Carl Sagan: "The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides."
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was a fun, easy read. Some really nice quotes that make you think, others that just make you giggle. A nice gift book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very solid reference to atheist thinking. I've consulted it several times.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An interesting read full of fun and thought provoking quotes